(A photo from my kitchen in our first house.)
– Sophie brought in the Stinky Cat (which is the neighbor's cat.)
– Then she told me to re-paint my antique armoire that I love and painted years ago.
– Which lead me to re think the color of the armoire.
(Photo: Last summer: Chelsea acting silly, Sacha acting tough in the kitchen.)
– Then Sacha told me he liked the orange armoire, when I thought he didn't like antiques. In fact last year he asked me, "Mom what is the most valuable thing in our house?" I thought it a strange question and told him so. He gave me the sideways look one does when being sneaky and teasing all at once, "Because if you and dad die before Chelsea and me, I want to pick the good stuff, to resale it you know. So I want to be one up on Chelsea." Then he laughed at his own joke.
Later I asked Chelsea, if she knew what the most valuable thing was in our house. She looked at me oddly and said, "No. Why?" So I gave her that sideways look that Sacha gave me and said, "Because Sacha knows. And he isn't even studying for a masters in business. He is calculating what to scoop on to resale if we die before him." Chelsea laughed and then said, "…And what should I scoop up first?"
Well considering most the stuff is our house is old, peeling, chipped, cracked, faded, worn… and only valuable to one person's eyes (mine!) I told them to take the orange armoire 'cause it has the chocolate inside. And is a son of a gun to lift.
(Photo: Inside the old cupboard that I painted grey.)
– Repainting old furniture doesn't necessarily devalue it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But repainting certain antique furniture does. The orange armoire use to be green, and before that grey. When I bought the armoire it was peeling, faded and beyond hope of saving either of those colors that I adore. I painted it red terra which looks burnt orange.
- Like usually I read everyone's reponses, yesterday's post was not exception…interesting and good advice. The desk: Now that is a hot topic! I am leaning on painting it….. yikes… and I never thought I would. Lisa's response to painting the armoire, Aubergine truly intrigued me. And that is the biggest first ever.
– The second biggest first… I will wait until after we return from China to make a decision (many of you advised me too.) Unless, Sophie of courses paints it while I am gone.
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